From a citizen, member of the human race

Bill Barron

Aug. 21, 2018 1:00 am

As a citizen I believe:

' I should be subject to any tax regulations of a country from which I receive benefit.

' I should be subject to the laws of any country to which I travel.

As a member of the human race I believe:

' I should be able to travel and move freely on the planet that the human race inhabits.

' My existence as a member of the human race takes precedence over my citizenship of any one country.

As a reminder to all of our common history I say almost everyone on the planet is an immigrant or a descendant of immigrants.

Bill Barron

Cedar Rapids

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